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Article: SEN. CLINTON CALLS FOR ACTION TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH RELIEF, PREVENT HIGH OIL AND GAS PRICES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 15, 2006
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The office of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., issued the following press release: Today, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated her call on the Administration to take immediate action to provide consumers with much-needed relief from skyrocketing gas prices.
"As oil and gas prices spike to new highs, many New Yorkers are struggling to fuel their cars and cool their homes. We need real solutions to our nation's energy problems, and it is past time for Congress to act," said Senator Clinton.
Senator Clinton has introduced legislation to create a $50 billion Strategic Energy Fund that would eliminate oil company tax breaks and use that money to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ...